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For the other schools out there who have come close at nationals, or have never competed at nationals - stay focused, continue to work hard on academics and paddling, take the lead in putting together a team of students who are dedicated to learning and improving each year, and most of all, if you don't have a faculty advisor who supports your efforts, find one ... even if it's your English professor! This is the common thread between the teams who consistently do well each year while having fun and enjoying the practical hands-on experience regardless of where they place. The official 2003 results and press release are available at MasterBuilders.com. The 2003 NCCC was hosted by Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. I'll save the long version for the commentary, but suffice to say that Drexel and the various departments within the city of Philadelphia did an amazing job. It was the best coordinated event - even with the last-minute and on-the-fly changes that had to be made as a result of the torrential rains that caused flash floods across Philly. Here's the unofficial coverage for the 2003 NCCC :
Pre-competition
Other Recommended "ConCan" Resources
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3CT News
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Clemson Concrete Canoe Team (3CT) places fourth
Clemson's win at the 2003 Carolinas' Conference concrete canoe regional competition gave 3CT sole ownership of the record for most consecutive appearances at the NCCC. Clemson now has eleven consecutive national appearances (1993-2003). Clemson previously shared the record of ten consecutive appearances with fellow ACC conference member Maryland (1988-1997). The record for the most total appearances at nationals is 14, held by Virginia Tech. The women paddlers for 3CT won all three of their races (including co-ed) this year. No other paddling teams, male or female, have won every race at nationals at four consecutive competitions. With a record of 18-2 over the past six years, Clemson's women paddling program can claim to be the most successful in the country and in the history of the NCCC. Not too bad considering its completely volunteer and the previous year's squad recruits and trains the newcomers - no professional coaches, no special workout facilities, and no shoe (er, I mean paddle) endorsements from Nike ;) Thanks 3CT Hall of Fame
3CT Accomplishments at NCCC -
The Clemson Concrete Canoe Team (3CT) web site has been covering the NCCC since 1995. We hope that it is a great experience for the 3CT faithful, folks from all the schools who have participated in a regional or national competition, and for those out there scratching their heads and wondering "what the heck is a concrete canoe!". While you will see the familiar 3CT logos at the top of many pages, over half of this web site is dedicated to providing statistics, history, scoring breakdowns, highlights, reviews and pictures for schools other than Clemson. Links are also provided from our site to other schools' canoe sites as well as to the web sites for ASCE and Master Builders (official organizer and sponsors of the National Concrete Canoe Competition). If you'd like to contact the team send an email to 3CT and show your support. Clemson Engineering and Sciences |
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Ol' Bucky
was feeling the love in the City of Brotherly love when he learned from his underground
(badgers tend to hang out underground) sources that Wisconsin had a
2.5-point lead
over Cal-Berkeley after the academic events. He was a bit concerned
when he heard UWs canoe durability score dropped them from 3rd to 9th
in the Final Product rankings. But his concerns soon subsided along
with the rains on Sunday and he could barely contain himself after watching the
UW paddlers extend the team's lead to ten points during the races and insure
UW of its first-ever NCCC championship! A big-time congrats to Bucky
and the UW canoe team! After eight consecutive appearances at
nationals, the ninth year paid dividends. UW is now one of only six
teams to own a NCCC national championship trophy and $5,000 in scholarship
money generously donated by the event sponsor MasterBuilders. 
With a team consisting of mostly new faces and no returning paddlers from
2002, Clemson finished an incredible fourth place at the 16th Annual SCE/MBT
NCCC hosted by Drexel University. While Clemson had captured three of
the previous four national titles heading into the 2003 competition, a
change in the NCCC rules limiting participation to a maximum of three years
(as one of the 10 registered participants) combined with a ban on graduate
students created an unexpected loss of key personnel. Undeterred,
those affected members hit the recruiting trail and landed a very talented
crop of student/athletes who showed their capability by placing 8th, 3rd and
5th in Design Paper, Oral Presentation, Final Product, respectively,
In addition, this group of rookies managed to win three races and finished second in
the other two! Given its lack of national experience, this team
performed extremely well. Credit is also due to those veterans who, although
unable to participate as a registered member and could have just said the
"heck with it", instead selflessly committed themselves to the cause
transferring knowledge and experience on to the new-comers. While a
fourth-place finish was quite good for 2003, expectations for next year will
be high as this team returns all but one member. For certain, the team
must focus on the design paper and come up with some innovative approaches. C'mon June 2004!